Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/voľьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    From *voľa +‎ *-ьnъ.

    Adjective

    *voľьnъ[1][2]

    1. free, willing

    Inflection

    Indefinite declension of *voľьnъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *volьnъ *volьna *volьno
    genitive *volьna *volьny *volьna
    dative *volьnu *volьně *volьnu
    accusative *volьnъ *volьnǫ *volьno
    instrumental *volьnomь *volьnojǫ *volьnomь
    locative *volьně *volьně *volьně
    vocative *volьne *volьno *volьno
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *volьna *volьně *volьně
    genitive *volьnu *volьnu *volьnu
    dative *volьnoma *volьnama *volьnoma
    accusative *volьna *volьně *volьně
    instrumental *volьnoma *volьnama *volьnoma
    locative *volьnu *volьnu *volьnu
    vocative *volьna *volьně *volьně
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *volьni *volьny *volьna
    genitive *volьnъ *volьnъ *volьnъ
    dative *volьnomъ *volьnamъ *volьnomъ
    accusative *volьny *volьny *volьna
    instrumental *volьny *volьnami *volьny
    locative *volьněxъ *volьnaxъ *volьněxъ
    vocative *volьni *volьny *volьna
    Definite declension of *voľьnъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *volьnъjь *volьnaja *volьnoje
    genitive *volьnajego *volьnyję̇ *volьnajego
    dative *volьnujemu *volьněji *volьnujemu
    accusative *volьnъjь *volьnǫjǫ *volьnoje
    instrumental *volьnyjimь *volьnǫjǫ *volьnyjimь
    locative *volьnějemь *volьněji *volьnějemь
    vocative *volьnъjь *volьnaja *volьnoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *volьnaja *volьněji *volьněji
    genitive *volьnuju *volьnuju *volьnuju
    dative *volьnyjima *volьnyjima *volьnyjima
    accusative *volьnaja *volьněji *volьněji
    instrumental *volьnyjima *volьnyjima *volьnyjima
    locative *volьnuju *volьnuju *volьnuju
    vocative *volьnaja *volьněji *volьněji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *volьniji *volьnyję̇ *volьnaja
    genitive *volьnъjixъ *volьnъjixъ *volьnъjixъ
    dative *volьnyjimъ *volьnyjimъ *volьnyjimъ
    accusative *volьnyję̇ *volьnyję̇ *volьnaja
    instrumental *volьnyjimi *volьnyjimi *volьnyjimi
    locative *volьnyjixъ *volьnyjixъ *volьnyjixъ
    vocative *volьniji *volьnyję̇ *volьnaja

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: во́льны (vólʹny)
      • Russian: во́льный (vólʹnyj)
      • Ukrainian: ві́льний (vílʹnyj)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “воля”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 175

    References

    1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “wolny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
    2. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017), “wolny”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN